Bibliograph

The entring book of Roger Morrice 1677-1691, [Mark Goldie, general editor]

Type

Label

The entring book of Roger Morrice 1677-1691, [Mark Goldie, general editor]

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The entring book of Roger Morrice 1677-1691

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

1048817100

Responsibility statement

[Mark Goldie, general editor]

Series statement

Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks

Summary

The Entring Book is the longest and richest diary of public life in England during the era of the Glorious Revolution. Spanning the years 1677 to 1691, in nearly a million words, it records the downfall of the House of Stuart. This is a chronicle not only of politics and religion, but also of culture and society, gossip and rumour, manners and mores, in a teeming metropolis risen phoenix-like from the Great Fire. Its author, Roger Morrice, was a Puritan clergyman turned confidential reporter for leading Whig politicians - well-connected, a barometer of public opinion, and supremely well-informed. Written just twenty years after Pepys's Diary, the Entring Book depicts a darker England, thrown into a great crisis of `popery and arbitrary power'. MARK GOLDIE lectures in History at the University of Cambridge and is a Fellow of Churchill College.--, Provided by publisher

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